Chicago Cat Cafe Getting Custom Coffee From Animal-Loving Roaster

Tree House Humane Society breaks ground Tuesday for its $7 million no-kill cat “community center” in its new West Ridge digs, complete with a nearly signed partnership for organic, fair-trade coffee.

Jordan Karcher, founder of Grounds and Hounds — a small-batch coffee brewing company that splits its profits with animal shelters — was put in touch with Tree House reps by a mutual friend after a DNAinfo Chicago story on the new West Ridge shelter in March.

Karcher said he knew right away his company and Tree House had “perfectly aligned” values.